Hi, frank theriault wrote: > > Actually, now that I went to the link, I think Bob ~does~ look like that, > doesn't he? > > <vbg> > > But, seriously, Mike, thanks for that. We got On the Buses here in Canada > many years ago - I'm sure it's available on some cable-only station > somewhere, but many many years ago, it came on broadcast TV here. We never > missed an episode, but it's been so long (like 30 years) since I've seen > one, I'd quite forgotten about them. > > That was a wonderfu, funnyl series. And, no doubt, 1/2 the humour was lost > on us non-English colonial types.
<contrary> I didn't find it all that funny; it was a comedy series in the music hall/carry on vein that didn't have the quality of actor to carry it off (pun semi-intended) and just came across as lame. It was fighting with Monty Python and other high quality surrealist comedy shows of the time. There certainly was great _potential_ for a number of the characters, Blakey being one of them. </contrary> If Bob does look like Blakey, he could make a killing with personal appearances. He just has to practise "I 'ate you, Theriault!" 8-) It is now one of the "Golden Age" comedy shows that gets to fill many a video tape and DVD. mike
